Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Hydrogel‐based flexible electronics

L Hu, PL Chee, S Sugiarto, Y Yu, C Shi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible electronics is an emerging field of research involving multiple disciplines, which
include but not limited to physics, chemistry, materials science, electronic engineering, and …

Nanogenerators for smart cities in the era of 5G and Internet of Things

X Zhao, H Askari, J Chen - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary 5G has taken off at a brisk speed over the years, bringing significant benefits to the
Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wireless sensor nodes. The launching of 5G technology …

Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices

XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From materials to applications

L Zhang, XL Shi, YL Yang, ZG Chen - Materials today, 2021 - Elsevier
With the ever-growing development of multifunctional and miniature electronics, the
exploring of high-power microwatt-milliwatt self-charging technology is highly essential …

Sorption‐based atmospheric water harvesting: materials, components, systems, and applications

A Entezari, OC Esan, X Yan, R Wang… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater scarcity is a global challenge posing threats to the lives and daily activities of
humankind such that two‐thirds of the global population currently experience water …

Extreme water uptake of hygroscopic hydrogels through maximized swelling‐induced salt loading

G Graeber, CD Díaz‐Marín, LC Gaugler… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hygroscopic hydrogels are emerging as scalable and low‐cost sorbents for atmospheric
water harvesting, dehumidification, passive cooling, and thermal energy storage. However …

Multifunctional wearable thermoelectrics for personal thermal management

L Li, WD Liu, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the ever‐increasing demand for wearable electronics and energy‐saving technologies,
self‐powered thermoelectric personal thermal management (PTM) has attracted extensive …

Recent advances in stimuli‐responsive smart membranes for nanofiltration

D Yu, X **ao, C Shokoohi, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofiltration membrane plays an increasingly important role in many industrial
applications, such as water treatment and resource recovery. The performance of the smart …

Sorbents for atmospheric water harvesting: from design principles to applications

W Shi, W Guan, C Lei, G Yu - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water scarcity caused by climate change and population growth poses a grave threat to
human society. Of the different water purification technologies put forward, one presents a …